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Why AI is still dumb and not scary at all (pt. 1)

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63 points tejonutella | 2 comments | 08 Mar 25 21:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ed-209 ◴[08 Mar 25 22:18 UTC] No.43304078[source]▶
A gun is not smart or magical but is nevertheless a powerful tool that can be scary depending on who is holding it. Accordingly, I worry less about my occupation and more about the moral character of those wielding it. Further i worry about "smart" people who have not been acquainted with the dark side of human nature facilitating bad actors.
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wat10000 ◴[08 Mar 25 22:58 UTC] No.43304352[source]▶
A gun’s purpose isn’t to be smart. The gun equivalent of this post would be “Why guns still aren’t very good at killing” and that would be a serious problem for guns if that were true.
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darkerside ◴[08 Mar 25 23:08 UTC] No.43304435[source]▶
They're not good at killing. They do nothing in their own. People are very good at killing using guns. The analogy is actually perfect.
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1. aldanor ◴[08 Mar 25 23:21 UTC] No.43304526[source]▶
When a toddler can pull the trigger and kill someone, you may argue guns are pretty good at killing. Key point being, people don't have to be good at guns to be good at killing with guns. Pulling the trigger is accessible to anyone.
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2. darkerside ◴[09 Mar 25 03:15 UTC] No.43305839[source]▶
How often does that actually happen? It's only when a fun owner was irresponsible, leaving a loaded gun in an accessible place for the toddler.

Similarly, AI can easily sound smart when directed to do so. It typically doesn't actually take action unless authorized by a person. We're entering a time where people may soon be willing to give that permission in a more permanent basis, which I would argue is still the fault of the person making that decision.

Whether you choose to have AI identify illegal immigrants, or you simply decide all immigrants are illegal, the deciding is made by you the human, not by a machine.